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The Best Satire Movies

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List RulesVote for your personal favorite Satire films, regardless of how popular or successful they were at the box office.

A list of the best satire movies ever made, ranked by film fans' votes. This list is ordered by popularity, so only the greatest satires are at the top of the list. If there are any great films you think we missed, please feel free to add them yourself.

Satirical movies take a familiar story or genre and make fun of it by imitating it. Satire films are a staple of comedy and can also provide powerful social commentary when done well. The best satire movies use this technique subtly and don't hit you over the head with it, but still make their point (although some comedies, like MacGruber, are funny because they are so over-the-top.)

If you are looking for satire examples in movies, you've found a great starting point with this list, as these are the most famous satirical movies of all time, many of which are streaming on Amazon Prime and Netflix, so use it to find some movies that you haven't seen already if you're a fan of the genre.

Which of these movies belongs at the top of the list? Kung Fu Hustle? Cry-Baby? Or perhaps you're more of a fan of Leprechaun and Pizza Man. Whichever it is, this list answers the questions, "What are the best satire movies?" and "What is the greatest satirical movie of all time?"

Various bits of information are included with these popular satire movies, such as who directed them, when they were released, and who starred in the films. So whether you're watching these movies on DVD, Blu-ray or streaming, these are some good satirical movies to enjoy.

And if you're into these, try also taking a look at the Best Comedy Films on Amazon Prime and the Best Comedy Moves on Netflix

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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
James Earl Jones, Peter Sellers
Released: 1964
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
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Fight Club
Brad Pitt, Jared Leto
Released: 1999
Directed by: David Fincher
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The Other Side of the Wind
John Huston, Bob Random
Released: 2018
Directed by: Orson Welles
The Other Side of the Wind is a 2018 film directed by Orson Welles, shot between 1970 and... more on Wikipedia
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Idiocracy
Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews
Released: 2006
Directed by: Mike Judge
Idiocracy is a 2006 American satirical science fiction comedy film directed by Mike Judge and... more on Wikipedia
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Network
Robert Duvall, Faye Dunaway
Released: 1976
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
Network is a 1976 American satirical film written by Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Sidney... more on Wikipedia
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Hot Fuzz
Cate Blanchett, Martin Freeman
Released: 2007
Directed by: Edgar Wright
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WALL-E
Sigourney Weaver, Laraine Newman
Released: 2008
Directed by: Andrew Stanton
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Modern Times
Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard
Released: 1936
Directed by: Charlie Chaplin
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Major League
Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger
Released: 1989
Directed by: David S. Ward
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Tyrel
Jason Mitchell, Christopher Abbott
Released: 2018
Directed by: Sebastián Silva
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Starship Troopers
Neil Patrick Harris, Denise Richards
Released: 1997
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
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Sunset Blvd.
William Holden, Buster Keaton
Released: 1950
Directed by: Billy Wilder
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Night of the Living Dead
Tony Todd, Bill Moseley
Released: 1990
Directed by: Tom Savini
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From Dusk till Dawn
Salma Hayek, George Clooney
Released: 1996
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez, Sarah Kelly
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Malcolm McDowell, Arthur Lowe
Released: 1968
Directed by: Lindsay Anderson
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Kung Fu Hustle
Stephen Chow, Yuen Wah
Released: 2005
Directed by: Stephen Chow
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I'm All Right Jack
Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough
Released: 1959
Directed by: John Boulting, Roy Boulting
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Bob Roberts
Susan Sarandon, Jack Black
Released: 1992
Directed by: Tim Robbins
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Isn't It Romantic
Rebel Wilson, Adam DeVine
Released: 2019
Directed by: Todd Strauss-Schulson
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The Player
Julia Roberts, Bruce Willis
Released: 1992
Directed by: Robert Altman
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One, Two, Three
James Cagney, Red Buttons
Released: 1961
Directed by: Billy Wilder
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Rubber
Haley Ramm, Jack Plotnick
Released: 2010
Directed by: Quentin Dupieux
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Bulworth
Halle Berry, Sarah Silverman
Released: 1998
Directed by: Warren Beatty
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Storytelling
John Goodman, Paul Giamatti
Released: 2001
Directed by: Todd Solondz
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Lost in America
Albert Brooks, Garry Marshall
Released: 1985
Directed by: Albert Brooks
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